ladies and gentlemen, for them education is an afterthought. for us it is the foundation upon which the middle class was built. the key to success in the 21st century. [applause] by the way, you have to ask yourself, why are they doing -- they are running away from this. why would they do it in the first place? there is a simple reason. they are not bad guys, they actually believed, they actually believe that the way to go -- grow this country is from the top down. they actually believe that another $2 trillion in tax cuts for people making over $1 million per year will somehow stimulate the economy. ladies and gentlemen, we have seen that movie before. we know how it ends. it is a horror movie holiday, isn't it? [applause] 9 million people losing their jobs. tens of thousands of floridians seeing the equity in their home evaporate. the 401 k eviscerated. ladies and gentlemen, it ended in the great recession of 2008. the american people will not go back. [applause] you know, there is an expression in my family, i know many have a version of thi